President Donald Trump clashed with a reporter over questions surrounding alleged vandalism at Washington’s iconic Reflecting Pool, insisting he could not prevent someone from damaging the site with a knife. The heated exchange came as Trump defended his administration’s handling of the controversy and pushed back against demands for evidence regarding the reported damage. The confrontation has reignited debate over security at the National Mall, the Reflecting Pool renovation project, and Trump’s claims about vandalism, algae problems, and costly repairs. Watch the full exchange as the reporter presses Trump and the president fires back.

President Donald Trump claimed Saturday, without providing evidence, that vandals damaged the algae-plagued Reflecting Pool on the National Mall and that the water will need to be…

President Donald Trump claims the problems with the Reflecting Pool in Washington are due to vandalism

WASHINGTON (AP) — The paint is peeling from Washington's Reflecting Pool after the renovation ordered by President Donald Trump, and he is now alleging that someone damaged it…

The paint is peeling off the US president’s US$14 million renovation project, following attempts to get rid of clouds of algae in the water.

A fuming Donald Trump claimed 'vandals' were to blame after the Washington DC reflecting pool turning green and started peeling only days after a $14million (£10.5million)(…

Trump addresses problems at renovated Reflecting Pool.

President Trump claims the problems with the Reflecting Pool in Washington are due to vandalism.

U.S. President Donald Trump on Saturday announced that federal authorities had made "multiple arrests" of people he said were vandalizing the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool as…

The president posted on Truth Social claiming vandals slashed the pool's lining and poured chemicals into the water, saying arrests have been made. He provided no evidence for his…

Paint seen peeling off in the water at pool site; investigation finds ICE agents disproportionately target people from Latin America – key US politics stories from Saturday 20…

US President Donald Trump on Saturday (local time) said that several arrests were made into the alleged vandalism of Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool. He alleged that the vandals…

Trump acknowledged in a post that the Reflecting Pool will need to be repaired, yet again, to restore it to "an equal level of Beauty” as before.

Trump acknowledged in a post that the Reflecting Pool will need to be repaired, yet again, to restore it to "an equal level of Beauty” as before.

A three-time Olympic canoeist said he was arrested Friday after he said he reached into the pool to touch the new “American flag blue” coating that has begun to peel off.

President Trump has said that numerous people have been arrested for vandalizing DC's algae-plagued Reflecting Pool. Here's what we know.

The $14.7 million renovation has gone awry, with the pool now covered in algae

President Donald Trump called Monday for those he accused of vandalizing the newly renovated, and now quickly deteriorating, Reflecting Pool on the National Mall to face serious…

Stay up to date with notifications from The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.AllNewsSportCultureLifestylePresident Donald Trump claimed "vandals"…

President has been blaming everything from vandals with chemicals to purposeful cutting for what he now calls a 300-foot ‘slit’ in the spray-painted surface coating done by no-bid…

Trump blamed the peeling paint and algae at the recently renovated Reflecting Pool on vandalism, saying five people have been charged so far.